Geriatric Medicine - GERO 540–U
Prerequisites:
Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Clerkship
Location:
Union Memorial Hospital
Description and Goals:
During this elective, students will learn the approach to the care of the older adult in the ambulatory, inpatient and nursing home setting. Students will participate in our comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Program (G.A.P.) to learn principles of multi-disciplinary geriatric assessment. The GAP program evaluates older adults with geriatric syndromes such as Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, recurrent falls, osteoporosis, frailty, and incontinence. Students also will do consults as part of the Geriatric Consultation Service, and participate in interdisciplinary rounds on the inpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit (a specialized inpatient unit for frail older adults). Students will learn Principles of Palliative Care as well. In addition, students will make rounds at Keswick Multi-Care Center, a long-term care facility and retirement home near UMH. Interesting patients are discussed every Wednesday at our Case Conference with other trainees and attending geriatricians from Franklin Square Hospital Center and Union Memorial Hospital. In addition, on the third Wednesday of every month we sponsor Geriatric Grand Rounds for Franklin Square Hospital Center, the Baltimore Veterans Medical Center, and UMH. UMH faculty direct the mandatory geriatric medicine rotations for first year UMH internal medicine residents and second year University of Maryland Family Medicine residents. In addition, students participate in other didactic sessions of the Department of Medicine, including morning report and our residency’s noon teaching conferences.
Number of Students:
1-2
Time of Year Available:
Academic weeks 1-48
Hours:
Monday through Friday - Yes
Evenings - No
Weekends - No
Call - No
Faculty Responsible:
Christopher D. Kearney, M.D.
Medical Director, GEM Unit
(410) 554-2923
Christopher.D.Kearney@medstar.net
Robert P. Ferguson, M.D.
Chief of Medicine, UMH
Administrative Contact:
Marge Wolford
(410) 554-2284
Marge.wolford@medstar.net
Additional Information:
Contact Dr. Richardson prior to registering for the course.
Free parking is available in the hospital lot.
Last Revision: April 11, 2013